Chapter 8

  • Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE

    Qin Dynasty

  • 220 BCE

    Chinese population is at around 20 million

  • 210 BCE

    Qin Shihuangdi Dies

  • Period: 210 BCE to 174 BCE

    reign of Maodun in the Xiongnu

  • 207 BCE

    Rebels overwhelm the Qin court

  • 206 BCE

    Liu Bang restores order throughout China

  • Period: 206 BCE to 9

    Fomer Han Dynasty

  • Period: 141 BCE to 87 BCE

    Han Wudi's rule

  • 124 BCE

    Han Wudi establishes an imperial university for young men

  • 9 BCE

    Population of China tripled to 60 million

  • 6

    2 year old boy inherits Han imperial throne

  • 9

    Wang Mang announced the mandate of heaven passed from the Han to his family

  • Period: 25 to 220

    Later Han Dynasty

  • 100

    Chinese craftsmen invent paper

  • 189

    Faction led by inperial relative killed more than 2000 beardless men